March Madness led to April insanity in the Philadelphia region thanks to an outstanding performance by the Villanova Wildcats, who took home the NCAA Championship over the University of North Carolina Tar Heels on Monday, April 5th.

Helping to lead the Wildcats to victory is Bucks County's own Ryan Arcidiacono, a Neshaminy High School graduate and current senior at Villanova who has 142 games under his belt. The starting guard scored 15 points during the 95-51 blow out Final Four win against the Oklahoma Sooners.  He later led Villanova to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I basketball championship, including the game-winning assist to Kris Jenkins in the title game and the award of Most Outstanding Player for his performance.

We shared news about this impressive Langhorne native in 2014, and Ryan's accomplishments have continued to accumulate.  As a junior, he was co-winner of the conference's Player of the Year award and at the conclusion of the regular season this year, Arcidiacono was selected to the Second Team All-Big East.

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One of six children of Patti and Joe Arcidiacono, Ryan’s athletic talent is in his blood.  His father, Joe Arcidiacono, was an offensive lineman for the Wildcats football team from 1976 to 1980.  Back in high school, Ryan led Neshaminy High School’s team to a PIAA Class AAAA tournament as a sophomore. He tallied 1,498 high school career points, despite missing his senior year due to a herniated disk in his back. Still, scouts took notice, and Ryan was ranked among the Top 50 seniors in the nation by ESPNU, and soon signed a national letter of intent to attend Villanova in November 2011.

 

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